Cactus
by efaulk

Comment by crik:
Sharp. Nice closeup view.

Cactus
by efaulk

Comment by hajeka:
Spiky! I do like all the lines here

Low Key Duet
by efaulk

Comment by kasaba:
Nice idea. The slight crookedness of the image bothers me. Also, it seems to be underexposed rather than low key (My opinion)

Diversity
by efaulk

Comment by efaulk:

Originally posted by glad2badad: This was a tough choice on where to go with DOF. If you had attempted to go all in and get everything in focus it would have been a challenge (maybe back up, crank the aperture down a bit, then crop?). However, then your backdrop and area that the apples are sitting on would have been distracting (looks wet and maybe a bit dirty). I think the shallow DOF works fine and perhaps if the front stem had been the key focal plane it would have helped the overall presentation? Just thinking out loud ...

Thanks! The surface is actually marble so I was trying to avoid getting too much of the grain/pattern. I vacillated between focusing on the front of the first apple or in between the two middle apples. In the end, I went for the spot behind the front stem. The shallow DOF helped with the pattern on the counter.

Most of my photography experience was as a school photo editor doing sports or doing snapshots while in the military. The only "studio" shooting I did was animal portraits. I've been playing with cameras since 1959 (a Kodak Holiday Brownie) then a Graflex Jet 35 mm (1962) Used that until I got my first digital camera. The one I'm using now i've had about 15 years. There were, of course, 4x5 cameras and 120 roll cameras along them way.

Again, thanks for the feedback. It's the sort of thing I need.

Message edited by author 2021-04-01 22:33:44.

Diversity
by efaulk

Comment by glad2badad:
This was a tough choice on where to go with DOF. If you had attempted to go all in and get everything in focus it would have been a challenge (maybe back up, crank the aperture down a bit, then crop?). However, then your backdrop and area that the apples are sitting on would have been distracting (looks wet and maybe a bit dirty). I think the shallow DOF works fine and perhaps if the front stem had been the key focal plane it would have helped the overall presentation?

Just thinking out loud ...

Colored Patterns 2
by efaulk

Comment by jomari:
I like the flow of cool to warm.

Colored Patterns 2
by efaulk

Comment by glad2badad:
It does look like fish scales! :-) Cool.

Colored Patterns 2
by efaulk

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
Yes, I like this one better than the first. Interesting blend of lines, colors and light. Kinda looks like rows of apartment buildings at night. Keep experimenting!

Colored Patterns 2
by efaulk

Comment by streetpigeon:
Very interesting pattern. It reminds me of the overlapping scales of fish and butterflies, in macro. I'm especially drawn to the transition of blue to orange, or vice versa.

Colored Patterns
by efaulk

Comment by jomari:
Lovely colours. I love experimenting with translucent/transparent bits and piecees.